Quote#Truth
There are a number of theorems in ordinary algebra, which, though…
Quote byDuncan Farquharson Gregory · 1813–1844
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Examples of the processes of the differential and integral calculus, (1841).
English (original)
There are a number of theorems in ordinary algebra, which, though apparently proved to be true only for symbols representing numbers, admit of a much more extended application. Such theorems depend only on the laws of combination to which the symbols are subject, and are therefore true for all symbols, whatever their nature may be, which are subject to the same laws of combination.
— Duncan Farquharson Gregory
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